InthisnewepisodeofCYCLEAROUNDJAPAN,wewilltakeyoutoaplacewhereyouwillnotfindmajorguidebooksofJapan.Itis1,300kmawayfromTokyo.Amami-OshimaisanislandsituatedintheseabetweenKyushuandOkinawa.Theseaaroundtheislands,designatedastheNationalPark,isblessedwithtransparentwaters,brightcoloredcoralreefsandtropicalfish,andisknownasafantasticdivingspot.Thissubtropicalislandishometoseveralrareorendangeredendemicanimalsandplants.Inadditiontothat,itiswarmduringwinter.WewillstartourcycletripfromthenorthernpartoftheislandwheretheAmamiAirportislocated.Youwillmeetthepeopleinheritoriginalisland’sculture,suchasislandsong,andOshimaTsumugi,thetraditionalhighqualityhand-craft.Pleasejoinus,the330kmjourneyaroundsouthernwonderisland,Amami-Oshima!*DirectionsFromTokyo:[Air]2h35minfromHanedaAirporttoAmami-OshimaAirport.1h50minfromHanedaAirporttoKagoshimaAirportand65minfromKagoshimaAirporttoAmami-OshimaAirport.